Canadian Handyman Pricing & Quote Kit — Rate Calculator + Price Book

Stop guessing what to charge.

Most new handymen pick a rate that sounds fair, maybe $40/hr, and hope it works out. It often doesn't. Once you take off the truck, insurance, tools, both halves of CPP, taxes, and the hours spent driving, quoting and buying materials, that $40 can come out to well under half of what you thought you were making.

I'm a carpenter starting my own handyman business, and I built this kit to fix that problem for myself first. Put in your real costs, get your real rate, then price every job from it.

WHAT IT DOES FOR YOU

• Find your true hourly rate: enter your vehicle, insurance, WCB, tools, CPP, tax set-aside and unbillable hours. Get a break-even rate, a recommended rate, and see what $40/hr actually pays you.

• Price jobs in minutes: 98 example handyman and carpentry tasks with labour hours and materials. Edit any of them and they all re-price from YOUR rate.

• Protect your margin: the Estimate tab shows labour, materials, markup and margin before the customer sees a number.

• Send professional quotes: a clean Quote/Invoice that prints to PDF with your business info, deposit and terms.

• Get tax right on the page: pick your province and whether you're GST/HST and PST/QST registered. Tax is only added if you're registered, and each line can be marked taxable or not.

WHAT'S INSIDE

1. Pricing & Quote Workbook (.xlsx, Excel or Google Sheets, no macros): Start Here, Settings, True Rate Calculator, Price Book (98 tasks), Estimate, Quote/Invoice, Tax Rate Table (all provinces and territories)

2. PDF Guide: "How to Price Handyman Jobs in Canada" (10 pages) with a before-you-quote checklist

3. 1-page Quick Start card

WHO IT'S FOR

New or part-time handymen, carpenters and renovators in Canada who want a simple spreadsheet, not a monthly software subscription.

FAQ

Google Sheets? Yes. Upload to Google Drive and open with Google Sheets.

Mac? Yes, in Excel for Mac or Google Sheets.

Not GST registered? Turn the toggle off and no tax shows.

Refunds: Digital download. If a file won't open or doesn't work as described, contact us within 14 days and we'll fix it or refund.

This kit is an organizational and pricing tool, not tax, legal or accounting advice. Tax rates and rules change; confirm your obligations with the CRA, your province, or an accountant.